to forget

Examples

• All

• Too bad we forgot our beach blankets.

  The Birthmark Killer (2021)

• I'm so casual that I realise I forgot my running shoes.

  Matthew Hussey

• And she only forgot those things like twice.

• I one day forgot to wear my dress shoes.

• Like I said, we had three days and I forgot to let people know.

• You forgot your hat this afternoon.

  Double Indemnity (1944)

• You forgot this in the hallway.

  Jack Be Nimble (2022)

• At the beginning of the next week, two students in my first period PE class forgot their uniforms.

  Academic text (2015)

• Have fun and good luck, and don't forget to check out ipsy.com.

• Don't forget these sandals that you gave me as a gift.

  Francis of Assisi (1961)

Synonyms

M

to misplace

vsto forget

104 3.0

To put something in the wrong place so you cannot find it again

is about leaving something behind because you did not remember to take it

M

misplaced

vsto forget

5 2.8

Not in the right spot when you need it

is about leaving something behind because you did not remember to take it

M

to mislay

vsto forget

1 4.3

To put something somewhere and later cannot find it again

is about leaving something behind because you did not remember to take it

M

mislaid

vsto forget

4.7

Temporarily lost because you put it somewhere and forgot where

is about leaving items behind because you did not remember to take them

Antonyms

T

to take

∞ 1.0

Move someone or something to another place

Idioms

F

to forgive and forget

• Informal

12 3.5

To stop feeling angry about a past event and be friendly again

F

forgive but don't forget

• Informal

6.5

To stop being angry with someone but keep remembering what they did to avoid being hurt again

Phrasal Verbs

F

to forget oneself

10 7.0

Act without control because of strong feelings

F

to forget someone's birthday

4 1.6

Not remember the date of someone's birthday

T

to totes forget

• Informal

9.9

To not remember something at all

Compounds

F

forget-me-not

2 4.7

A small plant with bright blue or white flowers that comes back every year

C

cape forget-me-not

• South African

8.9

A plant from southern Africa with bright blue flowers often grown in gardens

C

Chinese forget-me-not

7.2

A small plant that lives for two years and makes bright blue flowers

F

forget me drug

• NSFW

9.9

A strong sleeping drug used by criminals to make people forget what happened

G

garden forget-me-not

4.8

A small plant often grown in gardens with tiny blue, purple, or white flowers

How Intentional

to abandon

773 3.1

to desert

219 4.2

to leave

∞ 1.0

to leave behind

20 2.1

to forget

∞ 1.0

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Etymology